IT'S A TRAP! Scandinavian Music Journal

Mon, 19 May 2008 12:03:58 -0700

Adrian Recordings has posted the new Printer single "You need to" as a free download: http://www.adrianrecordings.com/1.Printer-You_Need_To-Short_Edit.mp3>
Check out the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Slz_WwuW3M4

Mon, 12 May 2008 11:05:59 -0700

Here's the playlist for this past weekend's radio show:

01. Pluxus - Bootstrap
02. TALK 1
03. Marit Bergman - Straight into my lovers arms
04. Grande Roses - Dead town
05. Mikko Singh - Rauha
06. TALK 2
07. Namur - Draw us near
08. Lapko - Sawyer the brother
09. Paper - To her
10. TALK 3
11. Johnossi - Train song
12. Markus Krunegård - Rocken spelar ingen roll längre
13. Printer - You need to
14. TALK 4
15. Firefox AK - Once I was like you (Boeoes Kaelstigen remix)
16. Aerial - Time is on fire
17. Sahara Hotnights - Visit to Vienna
18. TALK 5
19. Siena Root - Time will tell
20. Kristofer Åström - I collect knives
21. Anna Ternheim - Better be
22. TALK 6
23. Anna Leong - Guollotine
24. Folie - Krogg
25. Hearts of Black Science - Empty city lights
26. TALK 7
27. Inuit - En förlorad generation
28. The Psyke Project - Dark halls red floors
29. Memento Mori - Epilog
30. TALK 8
31. The Bear Quartet - Lights out, sound off
32. Fun - I know Ted Kennedy
33. Johan Heltne - Hjärta. Instinkt. Principer.
34. TALK 9
35. Lama - Bussi
36. Niccokick - Love & neon lights
37. Little Jimmy Reeves - Drowsy dogs
38. C.Aarmé - Visions
39. TALK 10
40. No Privacy - Blood over Denmark

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Mon, 05 May 2008 13:04:26 -0700

Danish techno act Printer has posted their new video for "You need to" on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Slz_WwuW3M4
Buy Printer CDs right here.

MP3: Pellarin - Whistle like you're 56

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:32:08 -0700

Lars Pellarin is a minimalist techno artist from Denmark, probably most recognizable to readers here as being a member of Printer (via the Malmö-based Adrian Recordings). He also runs his own label Statler & Waldorf and puts out an assortment of elegant/eloquent techno records from other artists such as Mikkel Meyer and Melk. His new solo album "Gundsø" is named after the city he grew up in, north of Roskilde and is mostly a subdued affair, minimalist to the nth degree. Melodies struggle to rear their head above the smooth plateau of sound; generally speaking, it pulses along smoothly, content to elicit the barest of head-bobs. "Whistle like you're 56" is easily the most "pop" track on said record as it's one of two that feature vocals and, of those two, the only one to feature actual recognizable words. Still, the pop label is a bit of a stretch as I wouldn't expect to see it climbing the charts anytime soon -- not that it means it isn't worth hearing (it is!), it's just not that kind of track. This is head music. Crank it up and zone out!

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:48:55 -0700

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:

01. The Bear Quartet - Put me back together
02. TALK 1
03. Karin Ström - Silent night
04. Camouflage - Syster sol
05. Ulf Ljusberg - Whatever was
06. TALK 2
07. Juvelen - Don't mess
08. Invocator - Breed of sin
09. The Grand Opening - Secrets revealed
10. TALK 3
11. Motorpsycho - For free
12. Coldworker - Flammable
13. Mixtapes & Cellmates - Photo Jenny
14. TALK 4
15. Egil Olsen - Singer/songwriter
16. Last Days of April - Will the violins be playing?
17. Desert Planet - Riot sector 68
18. TALK 5
19. Printer - Satisfaction
20. Psyke Project - Physical romance
21. Promise and the Monster - Light reflecting papers
22. TALK 6
23. Marybell Katastrophy - Hidden agenda
24. Pan Sonic - Johdin
25. Opération Zéro - Etude no. 1
26. TALK 7
27. Jonas Game - Nothing to lose
28. Mari Boine - Tundra flower
29. Vapnet - Plötsligt händer det inte
30. TALK 8
31. Moto Boy - Ride my wild heart
32. Markus Krunegård - Jag är en vampyr
33. Gravy - Behind my walls
34. TALK 9
35. Looptroop Rockers - The building
36. Victims - Victims in blood #5
37. Anna Leong - Guillotine
38. Zeigeist - Humanitarianism
39. TALK 10
40. Ef - Appendix

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:54:34 -0800

Statler & Waldorf is streaming the new record "Gundsø" from Danish electronic artist/label co-founder/Printer sideproject Pellarin: http://www.statler-waldorf.dk/releases/gundsoe.php
It's a far more minimalist sound than Printer, but also very recommended.

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:08:35 -0800

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Disfear - Deadweight
02. TALK 1
03. The Social Services - Up in arms
04. Kaka - The hotspurs (the less know the faster we go)
05. The Je Ne Sais Quoi - Manic panic
06. TALK 2
07. Tiger Lou - Patterns
08. Paper - My life is going under
09. Dreamboy - Stars
10. TALK 3
11. Lack - Watchmen
12. Don't Be A Stranger - Mon chi-chi
13. Ea Philippa - Heslenes sang
14. TALK 4
15. Ef - Thrills
16. Isolation Years - Yellow cross on blue
17. Frivolvol - Satellite kids
18. TALK 5
19. Enslaved - Eld
20. The Grand Opening - Secrets revealed
21. Ultralyd - Comphonie V
22. TALK 8
23. Firefok AK - Techno tears
24. The Indecision Alarm - Alienation process
25. Looptroop Rockers - Marinate
26. TALK 7
27. Markus Krunegård - Jag är en vampyr
28. The End Will Be Kicks - Exit ramps
29. Cadillac - Locomotive
30. TALK 8
31. Lukestar - Lake Toba
32. Commando M Pigg - Baby doll
33. Printer - Minds out
34. TALK 9
35. Seven Feet Four - Auto emotion
36. Tobias Hellkvist - Abomination
37. Barra Head - Undermine
38. TALK 10
39. Britta Persson - Happy hour
40. Anna Leong - Guillotine
41. Ted Gärdestad - Can't stop this train
42. TALK 11

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:51:52 -0800

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Niccokick - The poet
02. TALK 1
03. Montys Loco - Farewell Mr Happy
04. David Sandström - Apropå det här med att finnas till
05. Mew - Why are you looking grave?
06. TALK 2
07. C.Aarmé - Rhythm
08. Dieter Schöön - Lot's of free Shoes but nowhere to run
09. Meshuggah - Pravus
10. TALK 3
11. Elin Ruth Sigvardsson - Antidote
12. The Bear Quartet - Volksblues
13. Ljudbilden & Piloten - Wedding
14. Lack - Naked girls
15. TALK 4
16. Don't Be A Stranger - Lonely together
17. Namur - Marching
18. NEI - Trip to Luleå
19. TALK 5
20. Printer - All right
21. Moto Boy - Beat heart
22. Christel Alsos - Come back to me
23. TALK 6
24. Promoe - Headache
25. Mustasch - Dogwash
26. Montt Mardié - Too many songs unwritten
27. Pascal - Smärtstillande
28. TALK 7
29. Pan Sonic - Virta 1
30. Pekker - Ass electro
31. Regulations - Police siren
32. TALK 8
33. Deud - Lördag
34. Linus Larsson & John Roger Olsson - Beyond the south tunnel
35. Barra Head - Undermine
36. TALK 9
37. Aerial - Kallisti
38. Paris - Office killer
39. Lukestar - The shade you hide
40. TALK 10
41. Jazkamer - Metal music machine

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:00:45 -0800

In stock and ready to order: Printer - Can you take more? (Adrian Recordings)
The official release date isn't until February 20, but I'll start shipping all orders as soon as they're paid for.

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:10:19 -0800

Adrian Recordings artists Boeoes Kaelstigen have posted their "Microsiervert" remix of the track "I swear" by labelmates Printer for free download: http://www.zshare.net/audio/6967612caffc6f/
Said track will be featured on the latter group's forthcoming international release, due out in February.

MP3: Boeoes Kaelstigen - Flir

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:36:16 -0800

This is the kind of track I can put on an endless loop and never get sick of it, that's how hot it is. It gets me moving. That slinky bassline is relentless once it gets going and those rare moments when it stutters for a second and misses the downbeat only add to the excitement. It gets even better once they start layering on the harmonies, pushing higher and higher, increasing the tension until the inevitable release. Adrian Recordings may have gotten their start with folksy indierock (David & the Citizens, Björns Vänner, etc.), but they've proven they can do techno just as well, if not better. Familjen, Printer and Boeoes Kaelstigen? That's the shit right there. If they don't do another guitar-based record again, I won't mind.

Sat, 08 Dec 2007 14:04:01 -0800

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:

01. The Bombettes - I wanna
02. TALK 1
03. Anna Järvinen - Helsinki
04. Leütenhaven - Still life (trompe l'oeil)
05. Pay TV - Fashion report
06. TALK 2
07. Timo Räisänen - My valentine
08. Jonna Lee - And your love
09. José González - Killing for love
10. The Bear Quartet - It only takes a flashlight to create a monster
11. TALK 3
12. Kristofer Åström - The dark
13. Munck//Johnson - The streets
14. Bertine Zetlitz - Draggin' me down
15. Dieter Schöön - Warm hearts
16. TALK 4
17. Superfamily - The radio has expressed concerns about what you did last night
18. Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words - Ashen like the sky
19. Kazakstan - Song to the past
20. TALK 5
21. Marvins Revolt - Bugs in time
22. Menfolk - Ghosts
23. Pelle Carlberg - I love you, you imbecile
24. TALK 6
25. Sambassadeur - Subtle changes
26. Stina Nordenstam - So Lee
27. Tobias Hellkvist - Abomination
28. TALK 7
29. Marybell Katastrophy - Slabiak
30. Sinikka Langeland - Høstnatt på Fjellskogen
31. David Åhlén - Wasted breaths
32. Printer - Minds out
33. TALK 8
34. Montys Loco - Wasteland
35. Lampshade - Fjäril
36. NEI - Trip to Luleå
37. Laakso - Hang me in the Christmas tree
38. TALK 9
39. Honey Is Cool - Drums and boys

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Top 10s for 2007: Magnus Bjerkert (Adrian Recordings)

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800

Discoveries of 2007

A list of discoveries is different from a list of what I've been listening to the most. It is also different from a best of list. A discovery list gives hope for the future. At some points I'm way behind everyone else. In some, maybe ahead. But this is my list. And in some cases it has more to do with re-discoveries.

People think that things has to be so divided into fragments and genres. People are not so narrow-minded. Put your trust in people and let people judge for themselves. It is ok to like cheesy things. It is ok to be intellectual. It is ok to listen to electronic music AND HC or singer/songwriter. All you have to do is simple open up our ears and listen. Do you like what hits your eardrums? Ok. Fine. Dance, listen feel as much as possible. As long as you trust your own amygdala and it serves you substances of feelings. That is all you need.

14 in alphabetical order.
Basutbudet
Boeoes Kaelstigen
Deadmau5
Matthew Dear
Den svenska tystnaden
Joy Division
The Killers
Edda Magnason
Panda Bear
Printer
Regina Spektor
The Teenagers
Andreas Tilliander
Tinariwen

If there is one more person out there that loves all of these at the same time, I would feel less alone. I doubt though...

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Artists who released music in 2007 via Adrian Records include Familjen, Printer, Boeoes Kaelstigen, The Fine Arts Showcase and Emil Jensen.
www.adrianrecordings.com
www.myspace.com/adrianrecordings

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:27:58 -0700

Adrian Recordings will follow up the new Printer EP by releasing the group's debut full-length sometime before the end of the year. Dates and details to come.

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:58:00 -0700

Here's the playlist for my radio show on Saturday:

01. Ted Gärdestad - Räcker jag till
02. TALK 1
03. The Setting Son - In a certain way
04. Beyond Dawn - TRNQL
05. Miss Li - Let her go
06. TALK 2
07. Jonna Lee - Dried out eyes
08. Death By Kite - Hiroshima
09. The Motorhomes - I wanna make you sing
10. TALK 3
11. Printer - Minds out
12. Alarma Man - Sweden, Sweden
13. Pistol Disco - Radiation
14. TALK 4
15. Knugen Faller - Lugna favoriter
16. Scraps of Tape - Since all the birds are moving, shouldn't we
17. Carpet People - If I lose my voice
18. TALK 5
19. Asha Ali - A promise broken
20. Ingenting - Punkdrommar
21. Holiday for Strings - I got two hands
22. TALK 6
23. NEI - City of gold
24. FAP - Sjömannen
25. Monoton - Hours
26. TALK 7
27. Deathbed - Everyday heroin
28. Dibaba - Go marching in
29. Johnossi - Execution song
30. Sista Sekunden - Se opp
31. TALK 8
32. Laakso - Worse case scenario
33. Tiger Lou - Sell out
34. Peter Bjorn and John - Matchmaker
35. TALK 9
36. Johndoe - Hardt som faen
37. Espen Jørgensen - Move ahead - quickly
38. Säkert! - Och jag grät mig till sömns efter alla dar
39. TALK 10
40. KVLR - Slow clapping
41. Anna Leong - 61
42. Final Exit - Bent out of shape
43. TALK 11
44. The Bear Quartet - Lights out, sound off

Printer EP Adrian Recordings

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700

Printer marks their foray into international territories with this EP, a small compilation of some of their better work off the album "Rhizomatic baby" and their recent "I can take more". The group's sound is very cool, slick electronica and almost has an old-school trance feel to it at times. Which is impressive when you consider that the group makes use of traditional instrumentation for the most part, and plays live sets to good effect. My initial impressions of the overall sound of the group weren't very good, however; their sound is almost too cool, much too slick. Like the sort of thing one would expect to see in a trendy[sic] car commercial, or worse yet, something pushing Skyy Vodka. Further listens however, reveal more substance to the band than the casual listener will take away from them. While not perfect, the lyrics are far better than your average vocal techno, ranging from sombre and pensive ("Don't expect") to mildly disturbing ("Minds out"). On the whole, while this EP has me looking forward to hearing more from the group, I'm going to save my higher marks for a full-length release from them for the simple fact that this compilations seem less like a labor of love to me, and more of a marketing strategy. Till next time, Printer. Till next time.

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700

The playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Laakso - Worst case scenario
02. TALK 1
03. Superfamily - I want my money back
04. The Bear Quartet - Ask me don't axe me
05. Ståålfågel - Små gröna män
06. TALK 2
07. Printer - Satisfaction (radio edit)
08. NEI - New morning
09. Paper - Out of it into it
10. Darkthrone - Canadian metal
11. TALK 3
12. Sweatmaster - Animal
13. Bloodbath - Buried by the dead
14. Moneybrother - Guess who's gonna get some tonight
15. TALK 4
16. The Perishers - Victorious
17. The Skull Defekts - Unholy drums are singing
18. Hell On Wheels - Alexander
19. TALK 5
20. Karin Ström - Ordlös
21. Kompjotr Eplektrika - Skulldrummantra
22. Scraps of Tape - How your heart gets thrown
23. TALK 6
24. Brainbombs - Stinking memory
25. M:40 - Brännmärkt
26. Logh - Bring on the ether
27. TALK 7
28. CS Nielsen - Happy
29. Amorphis - Weaving the incantation
30. Juvelen - Hanna
31. TALK 8
32. Killerchaps - Equally dumb
33. Dinosau - Derr lady
34. Knugen Faller - Inte som ni
35. TALK 9
36. The Kissaway Trail - La la song
37. Pg.Lost - Yes I am
38. Suburban Kids with Biblical Names - Marry me
39. TALK 10
40. Don Juan Dracula - Take me home

MP3: Printer - Satisfaction

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700

Not only has Adrian Recordings expanded beyond the confines of guitar-based indierock, but they've also broken free from the unwritten rules of nationalism. You'd think that with Malmö being so close to the Denmark, you'd see much more cross-collaboration, but no - it simply doesn't happen. Or maybe you haven't noticed how border-obsessed the world of Swedish indie music fandom is? Naturally there are exceptions, but I generally find the scene to be surprisingly unadventurous. Perhaps ARC's signing of Danish electronic act Printer will help change things. If you liked Familjen (this month's Record Club pick), then there's a really good chance you'll like this too. It has a bit of the same warmth, especially in the vocal delivery, but the music is far colder and darker. Comparisons could be made to The Knife, but this track in particular reminds me more of early Skinny Puppy. That is, until the distorted bass comes in with the treble lead/pentatonic blues-lick outro. That part is definitely not like Skinny Puppy, so yeah - don't be scared off thinking that these guys are industrial boogeymen. It still might be a bit much for tamer indiepop fans, but I think you should challenge yourself and investigate.
Buy Printer's new "Satisfaction" EP right here.

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700

Adrian Recordings is offering up a free download from the new Printer EP: http://www.adrianrecordings.com/02.Minds_Out.mp3
As mentioned last week, I got copies of this in-stock and will be adding 'em to the webstore shortly.

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700

Oh, and I just got copies of the new Printer EP from Adrian Recordings. Looks like it'll have to wait until my return before they get added to the webstore though. However, I will say this: it sounds killer.

Sat, 04 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700

The tracklist from this week's radio show featuring special guest Magnus Bjerkert of Adrian Recordings:

01. TALK 1
02. Familjen - Huvudet i sanden
03. Andreas Tilliander - Untitled
04. TALK 2
05. Printer - Minds Out
06. Boeoes Kaelstigen - Flir
07. TALK 3
08. Björns vänner - Isoleringskvall
09. The Fine Arts Showcase - Chemical girl (Familjen remix)
10. Laakso - Truck Driver
11. TALK 4
12. Breach - Diablo
13. Kent - Ingenting någonsin
14. Stina Nordenstam - Crime
15. Stardog - Lack of time
16. TALK 5
17. Bob Hund - Förträngda problem
18. Den Svenska Tystnaden - Reaktor
19. Björk - Venus as a boy
20. TALK 6
21. Honey is Cool - If I go
22. The Knife - We share our mother's health (Trentemøller remix)
23. Silverbullit - Buddy
24. TALK 7
25. Sharif - E.A.A. (Eagerly awaiting anytime)
26. TALK 8
27. eMiL Jensen - Bud från April

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700

I first unveiled the news that Adrian Recordings had signed Danish electronic act Printer in early May and it's finally been officially confirmed that a five-track EP will be out in the fall. Download the track "Minds out": http://www.adrianrecordings.com/02.Minds_Out.mp3
See the video here: http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=6512854

Mon, 07 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700

Statler & Waldorf will release the new album "I can take more" from Danish electronica group Printer on June 29 and you can preview some of it at their website: http://www.printermusik.dk/
Adrian Recordings will continue their foray into electronic music and will also be releasing an EP from the group later this year as well.